1. Higher physical education
Course Outline 2017/18

2. Course Breakdown
The Higher course is broken down into two internal units:
Performance Skills
Factors Impacting on Performance (FIP)

3. Course Assessment Performance Skills Unit: The assessment consists of:
Planning & Preparation Paper – 8 Marks
Special Performance – 40 Marks
Evaluating Paper – 12 Marks
This is the area of the course where pupils do best in…which activity will allow you to access most marks?
Two practical activities to ‘Pass’.

4. Performance Skills Unit
Each student must achieve a ‘PASS’ in two activities.
The special performance (40Marks) is judged on the following criteria:
Skill repertoire
Control and fluency
Decision-Making
Following through with decisions
Rules and regulations
Control of emotions

5. Course Assessment Factors Impacting Performance Unit
The assessment consists of:
8 outcomes to PASS.
These are marked by PE staff and, in order to pass, you must write in line with, or above, the ‘minimum competency’ standard.

6. FIP Unit Each student will have to pass the following eight outcomes:
Analyse methods used to identify FIP
Evaluate the impact of factors on performance
Explain approaches used to develop performance.
Produce a PDP with goals/targets included
Select methods to record and monitor development
Carry out PDP
Evaluate PDP and monitoring methods
Identify and justify future development needs.

7. Course Assessment The External Exam Paper
Based on the FOUR factors – mental, emotional, social and physical (MESP).
40 marks or 40% of your overall mark.
Section 1 (24 Marks) – 3 Questions
Section 2 (16 Marks) – Scenario Question

8. So How Do I Get My Overall Grade?
You are aiming to access as many marks as possible out of 100.
8 Marks – Planning & Preparation Paper
40 Marks – Special Performance
12 Marks – Evaluating Paper
40 Marks – Exam Paper
And that’s it!

9. Cut-off Marks… 74% or above – Higher A 64% or above – Higher B
54% or above – Higher C
44% or above – Higher D

10. Some Interesting Stats…
2014/15…
95% of S4 students achieved a National 5 A.
48% of S5/6 Pupils achieved a Higher A.
Big drop…what are you aspiring towards in Higher PE this year? What are you going to do to get there?

11. Summer Term Tuesday Period 6 – Theory (Comp 2)
Tuesday Period 7 – Hockey (Skills)
Wednesday Period 6 – Hockey (Fitness)
Thursday Period 6 – Theory (Comp 2)
Thursday Period 7 – Hockey (data collection within the game)

12. Last Slide - Expectations
Practical Activities – variety on offer, kit etc
Theory work – keeping up-to-date etc
Homework
Prelim – January 2018
Website
Jotters
Tracking
…and then it’ll be summer again!!!